Image by thebittenword.com As we lead up to Christmas and the end of the year, I am finding that I am out a bit more at night at the moment – prep …
Appreciating Children’s Art
[flickr id=”545482100″ thumbnail=”medium” align=”center”] Image by Hipnos Possum attends the local kindergarten, which luckily for me is just at the end of our street. The 4 year old program consists of two …
Christmas Planning – Update Christmas Card List
Image by Manicosity Six weeks to Christmas!!! I actually had to check with the Christmas Countdown Clock to make sure that I hadn’t miscalculated. Although I do feel well organised this year, …
10 Practical Christmas Presents For Children
When buying gifts for children I am conscious of the usefulness and of the practicality of the gift. Toys are great and have a place in every child’s life, but most children …
Christmas Planning – Children’s Handmade Christmas Cards
Seven weeks to Christmas now! This week I have stuck to my Christmas Preparation Plan and have been working on Handmade Christmas Cards for the Children and myself. This post will show …
Holidays By Hand – Handmade Christmas Gifts
Image by Claudia Assad Regular readers of this blog will know that since July I have been slowly making some Handmade Christmas Gifts. The inspirational Tsh at Simple Mom is hosting the …
10 Top Posts For October
This month’s collection of some of my favourite posts will start with a topic that I usually don’t talk about on the blog – politics. With the US Election almost here, I …
Seasonal Fruit And Vegetables For November
1. Produce Stand, 2. Watermelon is love, 3. PAPAYA, 4. Star Fruit It is such a good time of the year for fruit. It certainly makes serving up the kids morning and …
Children’s Activities In Melbourne For November
There is so much going on in our lovely city at the moment, that I thought I would collate a list of my highlights of children’s activities in Melbourne, for the month …
Easy Banana Cake Recipe
I had three bananas turning a shade of black in the fruit basket today, which inspired me to make this fabulous banana cake recipe. It takes five bananas to make the cake …
Christmas Planning – Homemade Bath Salts
This post is part of my series on handmade Christmas Gifts. Instructions for the other items can be found here: Handmade Fabric Covered Notebooks Handmade Fabric Necklaces Homemade Works Of Art The …
Children’s Pets
We have a beautiful border collie dog named Millie. Millie is now a much quieter dog than she used to be as she has passed her 13th year. She has always been …
Review Christmas Budget (10 Weeks To Go!)
[flickr id=”2946059445″ thumbnail=”medium” align=”center”] 1. Gingerbread House, 2. Untitled, 3. | Feliz Navidad / Merry Christmas |, 4. merry flickrmas!, 5. Red Christmas 2006 – 236F, 6. fabric ball ornaments, 7. Untitled, …
10 Week Preparation Plan Until Christmas
This Thursday it will be only 10 weeks until Christmas. Thanks to my Christmas Planning In July project this year, I do feel much better placed than I have been in previous …
10 Homework Tips For Parents
I would firstly like to state that I am not an advocate of homework in primary school. I will avoid jumping up on to my soap box here, but will say that …
Paid Maternity Leave In Australia
Image by hugrakka Australia is one of only two developed countries without paid maternity leave. The Rudd Government says that they will change this status and will legislate some form of compulsory …
10 Top Posts For September
Images by trekkyandy and A National Acrobat Over the last couple of months I have started increasing my use of social media, mainly on Twitter and StumbleUpon. Part of becoming more engaged …
Christmas Planning – Christmas Present Tags
Each year I like to make my own tags for Christmas presents. I pick a theme based on colour or pattern and match up wrapping paper and tags. I have contemplated making …